"In Descartes's Meditations, one of the key texts of Western philosophy, the thinker rejects all his former beliefs in the quest for new certainties. Discovering his own existence as a thinking entity in the very exercise of doubt, he goes on to prove the existence of God, who guarantees his clear and distinct ideas as a means of access to the truth. He develops new conceptions of body and mind, capable of serving as foundations for the new science of nature. Subsequent philosophy has grappled with Descartes's legacy, questioning many of its conclusions and even his basic approach, but his arguments set the agenda for many of the greatest philosophical thinkers, and their fascination endures."
"This new translation includes the Third and Fourth Objections and Replies in full, and a selection from the rest of these exchanges with Descartes's contemporaries that helped to expound his philosophy."--Jacket.
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Meditations on First Philosophy: with Selections from the Objections and Replies (Oxford World's Classics)
June 7, 2008, Oxford University Press, USA, Oxford University Press
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Meditationes de prima philosophia: Lateinisch-Deutsch
2008, F. Meiner, Meiner Felix Verlag GmbH
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Meditations on first philosophy: in which the existence of God and the distinction of the soul from the body are demonstrated
1993, Hackett Pub. Co.
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Meditations on first philosophy: in which the existence of God and the distinction of the human soul from the body are demonstrated
1992, University of Notre Dame Press
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"Descartes's Meditations on First Philosophy, the fundamental and originating work of the modern era in Western philosophy, is presented here in Donald Cress's completely revised edition of his well-established translation, bringing this version even closer to Descartes's original, while maintaining its clear and accessible style." -- Publisher's description
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